Category Archives: Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Relevant Considerations in Approving Assignments Under the CCAA

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Relevant considerations in approving assignments under the CCAA Case Commented On: Dundee Oil and Gas Limited (Re), 2018 ONSC 3678 As part of approving a plan of compromise or arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement … Continue reading

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BIA Preference Payments: Evidence Rebutting the Presumption must be Objectively Reasonable

By: Jassmine Girgis PDF Version: BIA Preference Payments: Evidence Rebutting the Presumption must be Objectively Reasonable Case Commented On: Gustafson (Re), 2018 ABQB 77 (CanLII) Introduction Legislation that governs fraudulent preferences applies if a debtor elects to pay only one or … Continue reading

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The False Security of Commingled Trust Accounts

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The False Security of Commingled Trust Accounts Case Commented On: Alberta Treasury Branches v Exall Energy Corporation, 2017 ABQB 602 (CanLII) Working interest owners in the western sedimentary basin have long sought to have the best … Continue reading

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Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Limited: What’s at Stake in Redwater

By: Fenner L. Stewart PDF Version: Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Limited: What’s at Stake in Redwater Case Commented On: Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Limited, 2017 ABCA 124 (CanLII) (leave granted) I. Introduction This week, the Supreme Court of … Continue reading

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Green Regs and Ham: Some Thoughts on Contaminated Sites, the Redwater Decision and the Principle of Intergenerational Equity

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Green Regs and Ham: Some Thoughts on Contaminated Sites, the Redwater Decision and the Principle of Intergenerational Equity Note: This post is a revised version of remarks presented at the Fifth Green Regs and Ham Breakfast … Continue reading

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